Assessment
Developing Skills
In this section we have activities to help develop the skills of data analysis, interpretation and evaluation. The activities can be practised at any point in the course or for revision purposes. Percentage...
Assessment
Improving Planning Skills - The Sandwich Challenge
In this lab, we will practice writing lab methodologies by writing a set of commands to make a sandwich. These instructions will be given to another classmate who will then try to make the sandwich following...
Assessment
Improving Your Experimental Skills
This section provides some general guidance and tips for developing the skills needed for experimental work in ESS. These skills are drawn from several different disciplines....
Activities
Investigating Albedo
Here are a variety of ways of investigating albedo and its affect on temperature change. These can be conducted as single experiments or extended into Individual Investigations for an IA. I'd like to...
Activities
Microplastics Data Analysis
In this activity you will explore a database that collates data on microplastics found in water samples, learn how to use a database, evaluate your methodology and calculate some simple descriptive statistics....
Activities
2.1 Barnacle Competition
Here is a great activity that is designed to help you understand more about the concept of competitive exclusion as it relates to two species of barnacles. The activity will take around 20 mins to complete...
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Activities
2.1 Modelling Population Growth
In this activity, you will practice your graphing and analysis skills. Student Task It is important to understand how "natural" populations grow and change over time in order to make comparisons with...
Activities
4.1 The Hydrological Cycle Challenge
In this activity, we will practice drawing the water cycle to the level needed in ESS. We need to be able to draw system diagrams with boxes for stores and arrows for the flows. We also need to be able...
Activities
HLa Environmental Law and Climate Change
In this activity, we will explore the HL Environmental Law concepts of the role of the UN, levels of legislation and comparing the Kyoto, Paris and Montreal Protocols and Agreements, in the context of...
Activities
HL.a Law Overview
On this page there is a simple presentation to provide the structure for your note taking. It should be used alongside the HL Law Lens pages for a comprehensive overview. This is a simple presentation...